The 2008 season was one of the most competitive in Formula One history. For much of the year, as little as two seconds covered the entire field, and nine teams achieved at least one podium finish. Mark Hughes takes an in-depth look at all 11 teams that contested F1 2008, explaining the technical and human stories behind their results, and analysing how and why their seasons unfolded as they did

As the 2008 Autosport Awards gets ever closer, we count down the top ten McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winners, reliving the success of their winning year and looking at what they've gone on to achieve since

When the most experience driver F1 has ever seen ended the 2008 season, he didn't know if he had a job next year. Rubens Barrichello still doesn't, but as he told Adam Cooper, he is more motivated that at any point in his 16-year career to prove he still has it in him

After a year to forget for both Fernando Alonso and his former Renault team in 2007, the Spaniard reunited with his French team, to take them back on to the top step of the podium. Jonathan Noble reflects on their renaissance, and where it leads from here

If you think BMW's first interpretation of the 2009 regulations has not been widely accepted as aesthetically pleasing, but Tony Dodgins argues there are several more worthy contenders for the honour of being the ugliest Formula One car ever